Poems for Doctors
The Wall Street Journal has published an excellent piece about the Poems for Doctors project.
20th Feb 18 – Apply for a ScotGEM bursary
Any student who has been offered, formally accepted and has been registered a place on the Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) programme is eligible to apply for a Bursary payment.
Academic Women Here!
Drs Anita Laidlaw, Bernie O'Hare and Gozde Ozakinci feature in the recently launched Academic Women Here! booklet
£54 million funding to transform health through data science
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK to address challenging healthcare issues through use of data science.
Reduction in neonatal mortality in 10 hospitals
New facilities and training in Malawi have reduced child mortality by one third in a year.
Visit to CERN
As part of the award for the Outstanding STEM Technician, Henry Rae recently visited the CERN institute in Switzerland.
Mini-AFTERc pilot trial
The Mini-AFTERc pilot trial led by Professor Gerry Humphris is to run in 4 units in Scotland to support breast cancer patients following treatment to reduce raised levels of recurrence fears.
16th Jan 18 – Submitting an application for the 2nd round of ScotGEM 2018 entry
Information on submitting an application for ScotGEM 2018 entry
12th Jan 18 – Interview date for the 2nd round of ScotGEM applications
For the second round of 2018 applications, the interview date is Wednesday 20th June 2018.
Visit to Westminster
As part of The Royal Society's Pairing Scheme, Dr Silvia Paracchini spent her week in Westminster between 4th and 7th December.